Claim CD103:

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Response:

The geologic column was outlined by creationist geologists. For
example, Adam Sedgwick, who described and named the Cambrian era,
referred to the theory of evolution as "no better than a phrensied
dream" (Ritland 1982). The geologic column is based on the observation
of faunal succession, the fact that organisms vary across strata, and
that they do so in a consistent order from place to place. William
"Strata" Smith (1769-1839) recognized faunal succession years before
Darwin published his ideas on biological evolution.

The geologic column is validated in great detail by radiometric dating,
which is based on principles of physics, not evolution. Furthermore,
different dating techniques are consistent, and they are consistent
with the order established by the early pioneers of stratigraphy.